ANDREW OLSON.

ANDREW OLSON.
Andrew Olson was born on the 24th of December, 1865, in Namsos, Norway, a son of Ove and Hanna (Engen) Olson. After acquiring an education in the common schools of Norway he devoted his attention to farming and to the lumber business in that country for two years. In 1886 he crossed the Atlantic to the United States, landing at New York, whence he made his way almost at once to Laramie, Wyoming, where he secured employment in the tie pickling plant of the Union Pacific Company at that place. Thus he entered upon a connection with the tie business which has continued to the present time. He has served in every capacity in connection with the business, from tie hack to that of general manager, and has won success for himself and those with whom he has been associated in the industry. In 1894 he organized and for a number of years was general manager of the Carbon Timber Company, one of the most extensive producers of ties along the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1916 that company was succeeded by the Wyoming Timber Company, of which he has since been general manager. He had entered the live stock business in 1890 and for a number of years was extensively engaged in ranching at Elk Mountain, where he owned and conducted one of the best cattle ranches of that section, comprising in the neighborhood of five thousand acres. This property he disposed of in 1917 and took up his residence in Laramie, where he now. resides. He started out in the business world as a young man without a dollar and his activities have contributed not only to his own success but also have counted as of great value to the community. He served as president of the Basin Land & Live Stock Company for some time and for a period was also president of the Intermountain Telephone Company, while for some years he acted as president of the Elk Mountain Mercantile Company. Mr. Olson is one of the prominent business men in his part of the state and has had much to do in a constructive way with Wyoming’s development. Mr. Olson was married at Elk Mountain to Mrs. Selma Bruce, by whom he has a son and a daughter, Lewis and Margaret. Fraternally he is identified with Saratoga Lodge, No. 14, A. F. & A. M., and also with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while in his religious connections he is a Presbyterian. Mr. Olson became a naturalized American citizen in 1892 and has always been a republican, standing solidly for the doctrines of that party. He established the town site of Elk Mountain, Wyoming, in 1906, and served as the first mayor of the town, remaining in that office until he took up his residence elsewhere. He was candidate for presidential elector in 1912 and represented his district in the Wyoming state legislature in 1905 and 1907. A man of the highest standing and one whose record as a business man and citizen is clean, honorable and successful, he is greatly respected by all.

Andrew Olson was born on the 24th of December, 1865, in Namsos, Norway, a son of Ove and Hanna (Engen) Olson. After acquiring an education in the common schools of Norway he devoted his attention to farming and to the lumber business in that country for two years. In 1886 he crossed the Atlantic to the United States, landing at New York, whence he made his way almost at once to Laramie, Wyoming, where he secured employment in the tie pickling plant of the Union Pacific Company at that place. Thus he entered upon a connection with the tie business which has continued to the present time. He has served in every capacity in connection with the business, from tie hack to that of general manager, and has won success for himself and those with whom he has been associated in the industry. In 1894 he organized and for a number of years was general manager of the Carbon Timber Company, one of the most extensive producers of ties along the Union Pacific Railroad. In 1916 that company was succeeded by the Wyoming Timber Company, of which he has since been general manager. He had entered the live stock business in 1890 and for a number of years was extensively engaged in ranching at Elk Mountain, where he owned and conducted one of the best cattle ranches of that section, comprising in the neighborhood of five thousand acres. This property he disposed of in 1917 and took up his residence in Laramie, where he now. resides. He started out in the business world as a young man without a dollar and his activities have contributed not only to his own success but also have counted as of great value to the community. He served as president of the Basin Land & Live Stock Company for some time and for a period was also president of the Intermountain Telephone Company, while for some years he acted as president of the Elk Mountain Mercantile Company. Mr. Olson is one of the prominent business men in his part of the state and has had much to do in a constructive way with Wyoming’s development.
Mr. Olson was married at Elk Mountain to Mrs. Selma Bruce, by whom he has a son and a daughter, Lewis and Margaret. Fraternally he is identified with Saratoga Lodge, No. 14, A. F. & A. M., and also with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, while in his religious connections he is a Presbyterian. Mr. Olson became a naturalized American citizen in 1892 and has always been a republican, standing solidly for the doctrines of that party. He established the town site of Elk Mountain, Wyoming, in 1906, and served as the first mayor of the town, remaining in that office until he took up his residence elsewhere. He was candidate for presidential elector in 1912 and represented his district in the Wyoming state legislature in 1905 and 1907. A man of the highest standing and one whose record as a business man and citizen is clean, honorable and successful, he is greatly respected by all.